Practical neurology /

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Edition:3rd ed.
Imprint:Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2009.
Description:xvi, 864 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7633437
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Other authors / contributors:Biller, JoseĢ.
ISBN:9780781784832 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0781784832 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes folded col. study guide of the brain.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Contributing Authors
  • Preface
  • Section I. Diagnosis
  • 1. Approach to the Patient with Acute Confusional State
  • 2. Approach to the Patient with Dementia
  • 3. Approach to the Patient with Aphasia
  • 4. Approach to the Patient with Memory Impairment
  • 5. Approach to the Comatose Patient
  • 6. Approach to the Patient with Seizures
  • 7. Approach to the Patient with Syncope
  • 8. Approach to the Patient with Gait Disturbances and Recurrent Falls
  • 9. Approach to the Patient with Sleep Disorders
  • 10. Approach to the Patient with Visual Loss
  • 11. Approach to the Patient with Abnormal Pupils
  • 12. Approach to the Patient with Diplopia
  • 13. Approach to the Patient with Facial Numbness
  • 14. Approach to the Patient with Facial Pain
  • 15. Approach to the Patient with Facial Weakness
  • 16. Approach to the Patient with Dizziness and Vertigo
  • 17. Approach to the Patient with Hearing Loss
  • 18. Approach to the Patient with Dysphagia
  • 19. Approach to the Patient with Dysarthria
  • 20. Approach to the Patient with Acute Headache
  • 21. Approach to the Patient with Chronic and Recurrent Headache
  • 22. Approach to the Patient with Neck Pain with or without Associated Arm Pain
  • 23. Approach to the Patient with Low Back Pain, Lumbosacral Radiculopathy, and Lumbar Stenosis
  • 24. Approach to the Patient with Upper Extremity Pain and Paresthesias and Entrapment Neuropathies
  • 25. Approach to the Patient with Lower Extremity Pain, Paresthesias, and Entrapment Neuropathies
  • 26. Approach to the Patient with Failed Back Syndrome
  • 27. Approach to the Patient with Acute Sensory Loss
  • 28. Approach to the Hyperkinetic Patient
  • 29. Approach to the Hypokinetic Patient
  • 30. Approach to the Patient with Acute Muscle Weakness
  • 31. Approach to the Patient with Bladder, Bowel, or Sexual Dysfunction and Other Autonomic Disorders
  • 32. Neuroimaging of Common Neurological Conditions
  • 33. Approach to the Selection of Electrodiagnostic, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Other Ancillary Testing
  • 34. Approach to Common Office Problems of Pediatric Neurology
  • 35. Approach to Ethical Issues in Neurology
  • Section II. Treatment
  • 36. Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease
  • 37. Hemorrhagic Cerebrovascular Disease
  • 38. Epilepsies in Children
  • 39. Epilepsy in Adults
  • 40. Multiple Sclerosis
  • 41. Movement Disorders
  • 42. Dementia
  • 43. Central Nervous System Infections
  • 44. Neurologic Complications in AIDS
  • 45. Spinal Cord Disorders
  • 46. Neuropathy
  • 47. Myopathy
  • 48. Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction
  • 49. Therapy of Migraine, Cluster, and Tension Headaches
  • 50. Chronic Pain
  • 51. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  • 52. Primary Central Nervous System Tumors
  • 53. Nervous System Complications of Cancer
  • 54. Neurotoxicology
  • 55. Sleep Disorders
  • 56. Dizziness and Vertigo
  • 57. Neurologic Diseases in Pregnancy
  • 58. The ABCs of Neurologic Emergencies
  • Index